GWYN:
Welsh unisex name meaning "fair, holy, white." In mythology
this is a masculine name. In Welsh mythology, it is the name of the ruler of the underworld
(Annwn) where he escorted
the souls of the dead. In Arthurian legend, Gwyn ap Nudd ("fair/white son of
Nudd") was the abductor of the
maiden Creiddylad after her elopement with Gwythr ap Greidawl, a long-time rival
of his. He helped Culhwch hunt the boar
Twrch
Trwyth, and in later legends he
was king of the "fair folk" (tylwyth teg).

WHITNEY: English
habitational surname transferred to unisex forename use, from the name of various
places derived from the Middle English phrase atten whiten ey ("by the white
island"), hence "white island."

BELOBOG:
Slavic name composed of the elements byelo "white" and bog
"god," hence "white god." In mythology, this is the name of a god of light and sun, the
counterpart of Crnobog ("black god"), the cursed god of
darkness.

BLAKE:
Old English byname for a person having unusually dark or light hair or
skin. It later became a surname then a popular forename. It comes from two
Old English words: 1) bl�c "black," and, 2) blāc "white."
It can therefore mean either "black" or "white."

FINN: Old Irish form of modern Gaelic Fionn,
meaning "fair, white." In Irish legend, this is the name of a
hero, Finn MacCool, who became all-knowing after eating a magic salmon.
Compare with another form of Finn.

FIONNLAGH:
Gaelic name composed of the elements Fionn
"fair, white"
and laoch "champion, hero," hence "white
champion." This is the conventional translation; however, there used to
be an old Gaelic word lagh (now obsolete) that was borrowed from the
Old English term iar lagh (iar "set, ready" + lagh
"law"); therefore, this name could have originally meant "white
law(man)."

GWALCHGWYN:
Old Welsh name composed of the elements gwalch
"hawk" and gwyn "white," hence "white
hawk." This is one of two names from which Arthurian Gawain
may have been derived; the other possibility is Gwalchmei.

AERONWEN:
Welsh name popularly translated aeron "berries" and gwen
"white," yielding "white berries," but the first element
is more likely to have come from the name of a Celtic goddess of war, Aeron,
meaning "carnage, slaughter," hence "white
slaughter."

BLANCHEFLOR:
Old French and Middle English form of French Blancheflour,
meaning
"white flower."

BLANCHEFLOUR:
French Arthurian legend name from Flores and Blancheflour, a popular
romantic poem from the Middle Ages. Blancheflour was Tristan's mother,
known as the "white flower" of the House of Cornwall.
She was the daughter
of King Felix, sister
to King
Mark of Cornwall, and wife to Rivalen, Lord of
Armenye.

FIONNGHUALA:
Gaelic name composed of the elements fionn "fair, white"
and guala "shoulder," hence "white shoulder." In
Irish mythology, this is the name of one of the children
of Lir who were turned into swans for 900 years.

GUINEVERE: French form of
Welsh Gwenhwyvar, possibly meaning "white and
smooth." In Arthurian legend,
this is the name of the queen consort of King
Arthur, best remembered for her love affair with Arthur's
chief knight Lancelot.

GWEN:
Welsh name derived from the word gwen, meaning "fair, holy,
white." Also used as a short form of longer names containing gwen.

GWENDOLEN:
Welsh name
composed of the elements gwen "fair, holy, white" and dolen
"bow, ring," hence "white bow" or "white
ring." In mythology, this is the name of King Locrine's wife.

GWENEVERE:
English variant spelling of French Guinevere, meaning "white and
smooth."

GWENGWYVAR:
Welsh form of French Guinevere, the Arthurian
legend name of Gwenhwyvach's sister, possibly composed of the elements gwen "fair, holy, white" and hwyfar
"smooth, soft," hence "white and smooth." There are
other possibilities. It may come from Proto-Celtic *vindo-siabraid,
meaning "white phantom." Or, the names of the sisters may mean "Gwenhwy the Great"
(Gwenhwy-vawr) and "Gwenhwy the Less" (Gwenhwy-vach).
Gwenhwyvach and Gwenhwyvar did not get along
well together; Triad 84 of the Culhwch states that the
Battle of Camlann was caused by the enmity between the two
sisters. Triad 53 lists the slap that Gwenhwyvach gave Gwenhwyvar as one of the "Three Harmful Blows of the
Island of Britain." And Triad 54 describes how Mordred
raided Arthur's court and threw
Gwenhwyvar to the ground and
beat her.

GWENHWYVAR:
Original Welsh form of French Guinevere,
possibly composed of the elements gwen "fair, holy, white" and hwyfar
"smooth, soft," hence "white and smooth."

JINNY: Scottish form of English
Jenny,
meaning "white and smooth." Compare with another form of Jinny.

LIBNAH
(לִבְנָה): Hebrew name
meaning "whiteness, transparency," In the bible, this is the name of a city captured
by Joshua.

LIVNAH
(לִבְנָה):
Variant spelling of Hebrew Libnah, meaning "whiteness,
transparency." In the bible, this is the name of a city captured
by Joshua.

LIVNATH
(לִבְנַת): Variant
form of Hebrew Livnah ("whiteness,
transparency"), meaning "Belus, glass," from the sand of
which glass was first made by the Phoenicians." In the bible, this is
part of the name of a river, Shihor-libnath, which flows into the sea.

LOTUS:
English name derived from the flower name, from Latin lotus, from
Greek lotos, a name for various kinds of plants before it came to
designate the Egyptian "white lotus." The Greek word may
ultimately come from Hebrew lowt, meaning "covering, veil."

XANTHOS
(Ξάνθος): Greek name
meaning
"yellow" or "blonde." In
mythology, this is the name of one of two immortal horses (the other named Balios)
belonging to Achilles. They were the
offspring of the harpy Podarge
and the west wind Zephyros.

XANTHUS:
Latin form of Greek Xanthos, meaning
"yellow" or "blonde." In
mythology, this is the name of one of two immortal horses (the other named Balios)
belonging to Achilles. They were the
offspring of the harpy Podarge
and the west wind Zephyros.

SAFFRON:
English name derived from the name of the spice which comes from the crocus
flower, ultimately from Arabic aṣfar, meaning
"yellow."

XANTHÊ
(Ξάνθη): Greek name derived from the word xanthos, meaning "blonde, yellow."
In mythology, this is the name of an Oceanid, water nymphs presiding over
the fresh waters. It is also the name of an Amazon.

XANTHE:
Latin form of Greek Xanthê, meaning "blonde, yellow."
In mythology, this is the name of an Oceanid, water nymphs presiding over
the fresh waters. It is also the name of an Amazon.

BAJARDO:
Spanish name meaning "bay color." This was the name of Reynaldo's horse, once the
property of Amadis of Gaul. It was found by
Malagigi,
the wizard, in a cave guarded by a dragon which the
wizard slew. According to tradition, the horse still
lives, but flees at the approach of man, so that no one
can ever hope to catch him.

TSIBOWN (צִבְעוֹן):
Hebrew name meaning "versi-colored." In the bible, this is the
name of the father of Anah and a son
of Seir.

ZIBEON:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Tsibown, meaning "versi-colored." In the bible, this is the
name of the father of Anah and a son
of Seir.

FEMALE:

AMBER:
English name derived from the vocabulary word, meaning "amber,"
the gem or color. Actually the word is of Arabic origin, from anbargris
(ambergris), which refers to an oily, perfumed substance (used in
making perfumes) secreted by the sperm whale.

AYA
(1-彩,
2-綾): Japanese name meaning 1) "colorful" or 2) "design."
Compare with another form of Aya.

SABLE:
English name derived from the vocabulary word, meaning "black," as
a heraldic color. It is sometimes confused with the mammal of the same name
but which has brown fur, not black, and which has a different origin.